all 8 baptisms Happy Day!!!

Gopani Family

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                  

  unplaited hair -lion head me!!!!                                                 

Exciting News from Blantrye

1. All eight of the people that were baptized. Three from Blantyre 1st Branch and Five from Blantyre 2nd Branch (the branch that we are over).

2. The Gopani Family. Fatima, Charpen, and McLarin. Dad was supposed to be baptized as well but work took him away.

3. The guy on the end his name is Christopher Sitola. Michelle might know him. He knows her. He baptized the boys and then Elder Hill baptized Sister Gopani.

4. My hair after I took it out. I look like a lion. :) :)

Question: Can anyone be denied the ordinance of baptism just because they are not normal? (was sick when he was younger and it affected his brain) He understands but just can't explain it. He was baptized but I was just wondering because our DL told us that he probably wouldn't be able to be baptized because he wasn't normal. As much as you all know me you know that that didn't sit well with me. I have had too many Special Ed classes that I know that no one is normal. Then our DL told us that he would be able to go to the temple even if he wasn't baptized?

 

The baptisms were super good. I had a coughing attack during the talk on the Holy Ghost (yep caught a sinus cold, it is mostly gone now) but all in all the baptism was super good. The Lord's hand was definitely in it. Last Sunday, 21st the Gopani family was interviewed for baptism and Sister Gopani and McLarin passed and understood everything but Charpen we weren't sure if he would be able to be baptized. He was super sick when he was younger and somehow it affected his brain and learning, understanding, and especially explaining things are hard. So when the DL would ask him a question he would answer something completely different so we weren't sure. Then on Friday the DL came out to the house while we were there to interview them again, I guess just to make sure that they were ready for baptism the next day. Again the mom and younger son passed but we had a problem with the older son. Even before the interview the DL wasn't sure if he would pass just because he wasn't "normal". During the whole interview I had a prayer in my heart that all would be well and that the family would be able to be baptized together, minus the father but he was at work. He is a guard, like almost everyone that we meet, so he was called away to work somewhere else and so wasn't able to be interviewed for baptism. He knows it is true and has that super strong desire to be baptized so when he gets back, I think on Saturday, the interview and baptism will follow. Then the next step is preparing for the temple. Which usually takes longer than a year jut because funds have to be saved up to travel to and from South Africa. Makes having a temple, well actually around ten temples within six hours definitely a blessing. GO TO THE TEMPLE OFTEN!!!!

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 The church is growing like crazy. I heard that by the end of the year that we will have 90 missionaries just in this mission alone and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will have close to or over 90 thousand.
Crazy to think that it all started with a young boy and his question to God in 1820. I love the opportunity that I have to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and to truly know that no matter what we experience in life it is ALL part of Heavenly Father's plan

 

Thanks for everything  Love all of you  Sis Kelsey Webster

Children ---Make It All worthwhile!!!

A little boy I gave a marble to

                 Stephen Kalepa  he played with the home-made kite 

                                                                                 

                                                                            

 A group of kids that gather each time that we would arrive to teach

GREAT MEMORIES-- MAKES LIFE WORTHWHILE,,,

Sis. Webster
Pres, & Sis Padovich                                                                                      

   

 

                               

E. Arililo  Uganda   S. Webster Idaho  E. Speakman  Arizona                        

           

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                                                                                                                       Sis. Ntuli  S. Africa

                                                                            

 Hair plaited

    Lots of Hair                                                                                                      

                          

                                                             

               

    

                                                                                         

News from Blantrye...pictures too

Not sure why I was transferred. Your guess is as good as mine. I do feel that I will see all four corners of the mission before I am six months old though. I am guessing that I am the first missionary, in this mission to be transferred three times in three transfers. Guess I will just set records my entire mission, starting with the SAMTC. I will see if anyone remembers a Sister Woolley. It is definitely worth the ask. Heavenly Father answers in mysterious ways that is for sure.

Blantyre is crazy, and actually a little chilly. But nothing that I can't handle. I don't want to admit that I am cold because then my body will have to get used to being really cold when I come home. My body is probably climatizing though. Oh well.

I guess I did touch that person but I am still wishing that I was back in Lilongwe. Guess I am needed in Blantyre though so who knows. I will go where the Lord needs me. Hymn 270 has pretty much become my motto because I am moved so much. Three months old, third corner, third area, third transfer. Loving it though.

The work is rolling forward and the weather is super crazy. Just like Idaho weather, hot one minute (day) and cold the next.The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true and prayers are answered. Maybe not in the way or time that we want but they are answered. The Book of Mormon hold every answer that we might need to any question that we might have.Have a great week  Love all of you Sis Kelsey Webster

 My Lusaka Zone Leaders, Elder Aaron Ariho from Uganda and Elder Johnathon Speakman from Arizona

. President and Sister Padovich and myself at Lusaka Zone Conference 6/7/2013

. My hair plaited, the top

. Side view

 Sister Jerad Chua from Tennessee and Sister Ntuli from South Africa.

ON THE MOVE AGAIN!!!!

Yep getting transferred again. I will probably see all four corners before I am six months old. Oh well, guess the Lord needs me in Blantyre. My companion will be Sister  Napwanga.

Sounds like the ward was full over the fourth of July weekend. That would be nice if it was that full every week. We have anywhere between 30 and 65 each week. So yep definitely different but still the same gospel. There is not even a district (stake) over here in Lilongwe and only three branch. I heard yesterday that the church has only been in Lilongwe since 2007 so yep still pretty new.

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The little kids here are so amazing and it is always so amazing to see that they can enjoy the smallest, man made things, and find the most joy in them. On Friday we were in Area 50 and we were eating lunch with a member. I am slowly starting to like Nshima but still not something I enjoy very much. While it was cooking I was just watching the kids play. The members son had make a kite out of a plastic bag, a piece of a burlap bag for the string, and just little pieces of wood to spread it out and hold the string. It was perfect kite flying weather so they would drop the stick that the string was tied to on the ground and then chase after it. It was the smallest thing, to so many, but they were smiling ear to ear.

Thanks for the thoughts. They are definitely good ones.

Love you all and feel the strength that comes from you prayers.

Sister Webster